Hat, coat, and umbrella rack.



' PATENTED 001'. 29,1907.

G. w. HARTMAN.

HAT, GOAT, AND UMBRELLA RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27, 1907.

FFCE.

GEORGE W. HARTMAN, OF STRUTHERS, OHIO.

HAT, COAT, AND UMBRELLA RACK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 29, 1907.

Application filed May 27, 1907- Serial No. 375,875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HARTMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Struthers, in the county of Mahoning and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat, Coat, and Umbrella Racks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to locking racks for hats, coats, and umbrellas, and its primary object is, to provide a device of this character of very simple and inexpensive construction, adapted to prevent the unauthorized removal of hats, coats, or umbrellas from the supports on which they are suspended.

A further object of the invention is, to provide a device of the class indicated, in which a single lock will serve to secure a hat, coat and umbrella at the same time.

The construction of the improvement will be fully described hereinafter, in connection with the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this specification, and its novel features will be defined in the appended claims.

In the drawing:Figure 1 is a front elevation of a locking rack embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is a ver tical section of the same showing parts inelevation and, Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the umbrella-securing device.

The reference numeral 1 designates a board serving as a support for the securing devices, and to which is pivotally secured the upper end of a cage or guard 2 adapted to inclose a hat. This cage or guard is preferably made of wire and is of semispherical form, and provided at its lower end with a loop or hasp 3 adapted to lit over a staple 4 driven into the support 1 below the cage. A nail 5 is driven into the board 1 at a point below the upper end of the cage to receive the hat, and the latter is covered and protected by the wire cage or guard, when the lock 3 is locked upon the staple as hereinafter described.

To secure a coat a cord or chain 6 is permanently attached at one end '7 to the shaft 4, and provided at its opposite end with an elongated loop 8 adapted to lit over the staple. The free end of this cord or chain 6 attached to the loop 8 is passed upward through one sleeve of the coat, thence across the back of the coat on its inner side and then downward through the other coat sleeve and the loop 8 is then placed on the staple 4.

To secure an umbrella, I provide a yoke 9 secured to the board in horizontal position at a convenient point thereon, said yoke having a recess 10 to accommodate the handle-rod of the umbrella, and having its parallel arm 11 formed with registering openings to receive a pin 12, attached at its ends to chains or cords l 14, one end of which is provided with a loop 15 adapted to fit over the staple 4.

After the several hasp-loops 3, 8 and 15 are in position upon the staple 4, a padlock 16, is secured to the staple as shown in Fig. 2, thus securely confining the hat, coat or umbrella, and preventing their removal without unlocking the padlock.

It will be understood that the umbrella-supporting yoke 9 is arranged at such a distance from the staple 4, with relation to the length of the cord 14, that the pin 12 cannot be withdrawn sutliciently to release the umbrella handle as long as the cord is secured to the staple 14.

While the improvement is designed for securing a hat, coat and umbrella at the same time, and by means of a single lock, it will be apparent that any one or two of the articles named might be protected independently of the others.

Having fully described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a support and a staple secured thereto, of a frame pivotally connected at its upper end to said support and having its lower end formed with a loop adapted to extend over said staple, a flexible member having one end loop adapted to be mounted on the staple, a yoke having the space formed between its arms of different width, each of the arms of the yoke provided with an opening, a pin extending" through said openings and the wider part of said space, a flexible member having one end attached to one end of the pin and its other end attached to said staple, a flexible member having one end attached to the other end of the pin and its other end provided with a loop adapted to be mounted upon the staple, and means extending through the staple for retaining the loops thereon.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a support and a staple secured thereto, of a skeleton frame pivotallvconnected at its upper end to said support and having its lower end formed with a loop adapted to extend over said staple, a flexible member having one end connected to the staple and its other end provided with a loop adapted to be mounted on the staple, said mem her is of a length as to extend through both sleeves of a garment, a yoke having the space formed between its arms of diilerent width, each of the arms of the yoke provided with an opening, a pin extending through said openings and the wider part of said space, a flexible member having one end attached to one end of the pin and its other end attached to said staple, a flexible member having one end attached to the other end of the pin and its other end provided with a loop adapted to be mounted upon the staple, and means extending through the staple for retaining the loops thereonl In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. HARTMAN.

Witnesses FLORENCE R. CHISLETT, C. F. Wrnxms.

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